Hear Eddie Van Halen’s Unearthed Cover Of If 6 Was 9 By Jimi Hendrix

An incredible remastered demo of Eddie Van Halen channeling his inner Jimi Hendrix has surfaced as part of David Garfield’s new Guitar Heroes OTB, Vol. 1 EP. 

This mind-bending demo of If 6 Was 9 also features vocalist/guitarist Michael Landau, bassist Will Lee and drummer Simon Phillips, with David telling Guitar World of their work on the track (which was originally recorded in 1996): ​“I went up to his house to work on the tracks with him, and he was so cool. We bonded as keyboard players, too. After that session, we played a live gig together at the Baked Potato, along with Steve Lukather and Michael Landau.

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“We continued to stay in touch, and often he would call me out of the blue, asking for help with keyboard related stuff. I even found a guy to travel with him on tour and play additional parts offstage, as well as be his keyboard tech. I’m sure sorry we lost him way too soon; I was hoping to collaborate with him again. Rest in peace, my brother Ed.”

Stream If 6 Was 9 as part of the Guitar Heroes OTB, Vol. 1 EP below:

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